Photos: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

Rendering of the First Jet market which will take the space of the Arizona Highway retail store in the Mesa Gateway Airport. The store is located near Gates 1-4. Paradies

Photos: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

Rendering of the First Jet market which will take the space of the Arizona Highway retail store in the Mesa Gateway Airport. The store is located near Gates 1-4.
Paradies

Rendering of the new Saguaro Mercantile, a desert themed retail option located near the courtyard in the Mesa Gateway Airport. It will feature goods crafted by local artists and will offer events in the outdoor space celebrating their work. Paradies

Photos: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

Rendering of the new Saguaro Mercantile, a desert themed retail option located near the courtyard in the Mesa Gateway Airport. It will feature goods crafted by local artists and will offer events in the outdoor space celebrating their work.
Paradies

Photos: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

One of the trucks used to fuel aircraft at Gateway Aviation Services. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport pumps more than 17 million gallons of fuel a year to commercial and private aircraft. Melissa Yeager/The Republic

Photos: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

One of the trucks used to fuel aircraft at Gateway Aviation Services. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport pumps more than 17 million gallons of fuel a year to commercial and private aircraft.
Melissa Yeager/The Republic

Photos: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

After the construction dust clears in January 2020, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport will have more stores that celebrate the Valley of the Sun while offering things travelers need on the go.

It's an effort to better serve the growing number of passengers arriving and departing through the east Mesa airport.

The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority voted Tuesday to award Paradies Lagardère Travel Retail a 10-year contract to run three retail locations at the airport. The company will modernize its two existing stores and bring in a third that will showcase the work of Arizona artists.

The company will invest about $1 million to update the two existing stores and add a third. Rent on the spaces will bring in $390,000 a year for the airport.

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Paradies was one of two companies to bid on the new contract. It held the previous contract, which expires on Sept. 30. The new contract starts Oct. 1 and the company will start making upgrades after that date.The goal is to finish the work by Jan. 31, 2020.

Mesa Gateway is undergoing $2 million in improvements to its terminal. Most of the work centers on redesigning the flow of passenger traffic while making more space for food, beverage and retail outlets.

3 stores coming to Mesa Gateway Airport

Rendering of the new Saguaro Mercantile, a desert themed retail option located near the courtyard in the Mesa Gateway Airport. It will feature goods crafted by local artists and will offer events in the outdoor space celebrating their work.(Photo: Paradies)

First Jet will take over the space occupied by an Arizona Highways store near Gates 1-4. It will be redesigned to celebrate the airport's history as the former Williams Air Force Base. Along with retail items, it will offer grab-and-go food options.

TripAdvisor will open a store with retail items and an interactive touch screen where travelers can explore Phoenix-area attractions. The store will replace The Phoenix near Gates 5-6.

Saguaro Mercantile will occupy a new space near Gate 8. Along with travel essentials, it will sell goods crafted by Arizona artisans. Its location near a redesigned courtyard area will allow it to host events featuring local artists whose work is featured in the store.